Clarifying appeals to dignity in medical ethics from an historical perspective

Bioethics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-160

  Van Der Graaf, Rieke ^a   Van Delden, Johannes J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Conceptual clarification; Dignity; euthanasia; History; human dignity; Research ethics; Respect for autonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANISM; MEDICAL ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; RELIGION;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANISM; HUMANS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; RELIGION AND MEDICINE;

EID: 58849128780     PISSN: 02699702     EISSN: 14678519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8519.2008.00646.x     Document Type: Article

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